Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-09

ted the question has carried prohi.
bition. The people are, evidently
getting tired OF the saloon.
A grand ball will be given, under
the auspices Of the Catholic Ladies
Altar Society, in the Elk Point Op.
era House, on Thanksgiving evening
Nov. "a, 1887. Tickets, including
supper and dance, l 90. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Rumors are afloat and flying
around through the air, scootine
about up and down here and there,
that a railroad bridge will be com.
pleted across the Missouri river OPP
posite Elk Point, before the one at
Sioux City. 1t is estimated that q
bridge across the river here at Elk
Point will cost at least 100000 less
than at Sioux City, and a saving of
that amount isn't to be sneezed at,
even by a railroad company.
The spacious and elegant resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Free
man of this city, was filled to over
flowing, by our townspeople, on last
Friday evening, being the occasion
of the Congregational church socia-
ble held there. Mr.. & Mrs. F. sus-
tanned, fully, their high reputation
as entertainers, and the throng of,
people dispersed before midnight,
every one giving expression of the
pleasant and happy evening spent.
The receipts of the evening for the
society were $500.
Egan Express: Rev. Geo. w.
Freeman, of Elk Point, preached
two very interesting and instructive
sermons in the Baptist church last
Sunday to large congregations. Mr..
Freeman is a good preacher and the
size of his congregations is sufficient
evidence that pur people like to
hear him. He will be here again
next Sunday to preach both morn
ing and evening. He has kindly
consented to preach a temperance
sermon in the evening and every one
of our citizens should make it a
point to hear him.
Sioux Falls is just now indulging
in it's first street railway, which oc-
casions many amusing incidents
among the unsophisticated denizens
of that burg. We clip the following
from the Press as a sample:
"Mayor Norton patronized street
carr long before Sioux Falls thought
of a line, but he contributed so cents
the other day for q ride, and nearly
tore off the money box in his efforts
to get that half dollar back and cor-
rect his mistake. At the council
meeting Friday evening Mr.. Petit
grew, the president of the line.
thanked the mayor for his liberality
and the councilmen laughed.
Last Sunday as Frank and Jas.
Callahan, aged ID and Is years, were
driving along the road a couple Of
miles east of this city, Mike Connolly
and Frank Cummins came out into
the road and asked them If they
could ride. The boys not having
room for them drove on without
stopping. After letting them get
twelve. or fifteen rods ahead, Mike
Connolly emptied the contents of a
shot gun at the boys, some Of the
shot striking Frank in the back pen
etrating the skin. The Callahan
boys drove into town and hunted up
District Attorney Wallace to have
him procure the arrest of Connolly.
Mr.. Wallace said he would attend
to the matter early Monday morn
ing, but before he had time ~ do
so Frank Callahan came up town
and requested hal no further pro-
ceedings be taken as Connolly had
fixed the matter up. The shooting
vas a very reckless piece of bust
ness, and it is a wonder that the re-
suit was not more serious.